﻿HELD HOSTAGE BY THE ISLAMIC STATE, Lulu Rae, Cris, and Ari wait to see if the United States will pay their ransom. Their deaths seem certain, as the US has historically refused to deal with terrorists. But once the hostages start talking back to their captors, it suddenly appears that nothing can be taken for granted. 4M/2W﻿.

﻿"There is nothing Pure About this Play, which is its Great Strength."﻿-Marc Robinson, author of The Other American Drama

"In an age in which political cartoonists are gunned down for pushing the envelope of satire, Mr. Ramos has attempted something daring: A comedy with teeth about the bounds of free expression. That the play succeeds even modestly is a testament to this young Playwright's Heart and Rigor."- Donald Margulies, Playwright and author of the pulitzer Prize-Winning Play Dinner with Friends

BLINDFOLDED INTO THE DARK reading on April 27, 2015 at Yale University.